Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-02
RATHER A BRAVE COWARD"
Sensational Kiss at High Social Gathering
at Tuxedo
TALMAGE TO LOSE A DAUGHTER.
Whitclnw Reid and Harry Hill as Au-
thors-U Underwear IN Grandma's
Days--Strcet Car Polite
ness and Practice.
TO LOSE A DAUGHTER.

New YORK, Dec. O.-[Correspondence
of the BEE. Nv Would Mr. Edward Fales
Coward dare TO kiss Miss Elsie Anderson
dc Wolfe in public?' That was the
question which was for days mooted ut
the wondrous retreat of wealth and fash
ion, Tuxedo, where a choice three hun
dred .of us are spending the holiday week.
Mr.. Coward is a swell, beautiful IN per.
son and accomplished in character. Miss
dc Wolfe is a belle, above reproach and
altogether lovely in person and DISPOSE
ton. They are noted performers in
amateur theatricals and one evening at
Tuxedo was devoted to dramatic en-
tcrtainmcnt in which they took the parts
of Modus and Helen in the wooing scenes
from The Hunchback." II these pas
sages, you remember, the young.man is a
bashful lover and the girl has to cntice
him on, until at length his courage Is
braced sufficiently to make him kiss his
fair cousin. The climax is oScul atory,
and the situation does not permit of
any humbug. The pair are close to the
footlights. He hoverS heSitantly over
her mouth, which is cXpcctantly poutcd.
A genuine. hearty kiss is absolutely re
CURED Under such stress of interest.
try to imagine the hush of tongues, the
stralning of eyes and the holding of
breath when the time came for Mr.. Co
ward to kiss Miss de Wolfe, or not to. He
passed the right arm around the waist,
sacred to waltzing hugs, clasped one of
her ungloved hands in his left bent the
upper third OF his spinal colum until
HIS LIPS WERE LEVEL WITH HERS,
pressed the two pairs firmly and slowly
together, and then parted them with Il
gurgling smack. An unlucky two-thirds
of the audience could only see the iuXta
position of faces, while the fortunate re-
malndcr had a clear view of the impactcd
lips. but all heard the chwe-e-e.w-c.c-p
and instantly the applause was rapturous.
1t is unlikely that a kiss in our best so.
ciety ever before excited so much intcn-
sity of thrill.
The week at Tuxedo is going famously
with skating, tobogganlng, hunting,
dancing and flirting. Everything there
is luxurious. But that isn't the chief sat
iSfactou to the participants. The cN-
altation of spirits arises chiefly from the
fact that they are doing what the rest OF
the million of New Yorkcrs cant do.
Eyclusiveness is exquisite delight TO swell
people. The happiness Of the Tuxedo
holiday gathering is visible in the beam
ing faces and the sprghtly movements.
Doubtless the astonishcd fish, who gaze
up through the cectric.lighted ice at the
| skaters, easily see and appreciate the
double extra Al tirSt.chop quality of the
hao,. h,llap nliiina, I,r
head.
EDITH TALMAGE's MARRIAGE.
Brooklyn society finds something to
talk about in the report that Miss Edith
| Talmage, daughter of the famous
preacher, is to be married soon to Mr..
Allen l.. ODonnan, of Richmond, Va.
VINO is described as a handsome and
wealthy young tobacconist. The first
news OF the engagement came from
Richmond, and when the Rev, Il. Dewitt
was asked ii the report was true, he re-
forred all inqurerS to other members of
the family, saying that they were better
posted on such matters than he was. The
reverend gentleman is so much engrossed
in church affairs that he pays little atten-
ton to the doings of the young people,
and he leaves such matters as engage
/ mentS TO the supervision of Mrs Talmage
who is 4 very clever woman and well
able TO attend TO them. 1t is true that
Miss Edith Is engaged TO the wealthy
yonng Virginian, whom she met at the
White Sulphur springs two seasons ago,
when she accompanied her father on one
of his southern trips, Miss Edith is the
second of the present Mrs. Talmagc's
three daughters, and is about eighteen
years of age. She is
TALL, WELL FORMED AND FAIR,
and although resembling her father in
general cast of features, is quite good
looking She is a highly accomplished,
stylish young woman, possessing an
amiable disposition and much good
sense, and is on the wnoie very attractive
and society fayorite. With her elder
sister, May, she goes much into Brooklyn
society, and her engagement which has
been kept quiet until within few days,
is consequently much talked about. 1t
was known that after the season at the
springs, Mr., Talma@e and his daughters
spent the fall in Richmond as the guests
OF James Is. Pace, the we'll known million
aire, and that Miss Edith became some
thingof belle in the Nirginian capital,
but IT was not suspected that the young
lady had left her heart in the keeping of
a handsome sOulherGer Mr.. Talmages
eldest daughter by his first wife is mar
RED to q gentleman named Smith, and
besides Miss Edith there is but one other
OF marriageable age. The Talmage
residence is an elegant mansion on De
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